Judge Upholds Nassau County Ban on Transgender Athletes in Women’s Sports

The ACLU’s New York division says it will appeal the decision.

File photograph shows members of the Long Island Roller Rebels practicing in Seaford, New York state on Mar. 19, 2023. Jeenah Moon/AP Photo

A New York judge on Oct. 6 upheld a Long Island county law banning male athletes from participating in women’s sports at county-run facilities.

State Supreme Court Justice R. Bruce Cozzens wrote in the ruling that the ban still allows these athletes to participate in coed sports leagues at county facilities, while protecting women and girls.